# 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

The 4th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet organized by FINA, held 1–4 April 1999 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. It features 516 swimmers from 61 nations, swimming in 40 short course (25 m pool) events.

## Participating nations

59 of 61 nations with swimmers at the 1999 Short Course Worlds were:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* Estonia
* Fiji
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hong Kong
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macau
* Macedonia
* Malaysia
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Romania
* Russia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Ukraine
* USA
* Uzbekistan
* FR Yugoslavia

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle details | Mark Foster Great Britain | 21.81 | José Meolans Argentina | 21.84 | Mark Veens Netherlands | 21.88 |
| 100m Freestyle details | Lars Frölander Sweden | 47.05 | Michael Klim Australia | 47.49 | Bartosz Kizierowski Poland | 47.75 |
| 200m Freestyle details | Ian Thorpe Australia | 1:43.28 WR | Michael Klim Australia | 1:43.78 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | 1:44.39 |
| 400m Freestyle details | Grant Hackett Australia | 3:35.01 WR | Ian Thorpe Australia | 3:35.64 | Massimiliano Rosolino Italy | 3:42.81 |
| 1500m Freestyle details | Grant Hackett Australia | 14:32.87 | Graeme Smith Great Britain | 14:45.41 | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 14:51.44 |
| 50m Backstroke details | Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | 24.34 | Mariusz Siembida Poland | 24.41 | Matt Welsh Australia | 24.70 |
| 100m Backstroke details | Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | 52.44 | Matt Welsh Australia | 52.45 | Mariusz Siembida Poland | 53.27 |
| 200m Backstroke details | Josh Watson Australia | 1:54.67 | Mark Versfeld Canada | 1:55.42 | Sergey Ostapchuk Russia | 1:55.61 |
| 50m Breaststroke details | Dmytri Kraevskyy Ukraine | 27.40 | Patrik Isaksson Sweden | 27.57 | Remo Lütolf Switzerland | 27.59 |
| 100m Breaststroke details | Patrik Isaksson Sweden | 59.69 | Domenico Fioravanti Italy | 59.88 | Morgan Knabe Canada | 59.93 |
| 200m Breaststroke details | Phil Rogers Australia | 2:08.72 | Ryan Mitchell Australia | 2:08.73 | Dmitri Komornikov Russia | 2:09.18 |
| 50m Butterfly details | Mark Foster Great Britain | 23.61 | Zhang Qiang China | 23.87 | Joris Keizer Netherlands | 23.96 |
| 100m Butterfly details | Lars Frölander Sweden | 51.45 | Michael Klim Australia | 51.56 | James Hickman Great Britain | 51.60 |
| 200m Butterfly details | James Hickman Great Britain | 1:52.71 | Takashi Yamamoto Japan | 1:54.68 | Denys Sylantyev Ukraine | 1:55.41 |
| 100m I.M. details | Jani Sievinen Finland | 54.18 | Matthew Dunn Australia | 54.77 | Jacob Andersen Denmark | 55.05 |
| 200m I.M. details | Matthew Dunn Australia | 1:55.81 | James Hickman Great Britain | 1:56.51 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | 1:58.63 |
| 400 I.M. details | Matthew Dunn Australia | 4:06.05 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | 4:09.29 | Frederik Hviid Spain | 4:10.92 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details | Australia Chris Fydler Todd Pearson Ian Thorpe Michael Klim | 3:11.21 | Netherlands Mark Veens Johan Kenkhuis Marcel Wouda Pieter van den Hoogenband | 3:11.57 ER | Sweden Dan Lindström Lars Frölander Mattias Ohlin Daniel Carlsson | 3:12.69 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details | Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Johan Kenkhuis Martijn Zuijdweg Marcel Wouda | 7:04.48 ER | Great Britain Gavin Meadows Sion Brinn Paul Palmer Edward Sinclair | 7:07.20 | Canada Mark Johnston Brian Johns Rick Say Yannick Lupien | 7:08.02 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details | Australia Matt Welsh Phil Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler | 3:29.88 WR | Sweden Mattias Ohlin Patrik Isaksson Daniel Carlsson Lars Frölander | 3:30.32 ER | Great Britain Neil Willey Darren Mew James Hickman Sion Brinn | 3:32.25 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle details | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | 24.35 ER | Jenny Thompson USA | 24.57 | Alison Sheppard Great Britain | 24.97 |
| 100m Freestyle details | Jenny Thompson USA | 53.24 | Sandra Völker Germany | 53.76 | Sue Rolph Great Britain | 53.78 |
| 200m Freestyle details | Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 1:56.11 | Caini Qin China | 1:57.26 | Josefin Lillhage Sweden | 1:57.46 |
| 400m Freestyle details | Nadezhda Chemezova Russia | 4:05.23 | Caini Qin China | 4:06.34 | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:06.83 |
| 800m Freestyle details | Hua Chen China | 8:20.13 | Rachel Harris Australia | 8:23.36 | Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland | 8:26.38 |
| 50m Backstroke details | Sandra Völker Germany | 27.63 | Mai Nakamura Japan | 27.73 | Kellie McMillan Australia | 28.29 |
| 100m Backstroke details | Mai Nakamura Japan | 58.67 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada | 1:00.43 | Erin Gammel Canada | 1:00.49 |
| 200m Backstroke details | Mai Nakamura Japan | 2:06.49 | Helen Don-Duncan Great Britain | 2:08.18 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada | 2:09.51 |
| 50m Breaststroke details | Masami Tanaka Japan | 30.80 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 30.88 | Xue Han China | 31.24 |
| 100m Breaststroke details | Masami Tanaka Japan | 1:06.38 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 1:06.47 | Samantha Riley Australia | 1:07.50 |
| 200m Breaststroke details | Masami Tanaka Japan | 2:20.22 WR | Penny Heyns South Africa | 2:24.27 | Qi Hui China | 2:25.05 |
| 50m Butterfly details | Jenny Thompson USA | 26.18 | Anna-Karin Kammerling Sweden | 26.21 | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | 26.41 |
| 100m Butterfly details | Jenny Thompson USA | 57.65 | Johanna Sjöberg Sweden | 57.74 | Ayari Aoyama Japan | 58.29 |
| 200m Butterfly details | Mette Jacobsen Denmark | 2:06.52 ER | Petria Thomas Australia | 2:06.53 | Sophia Skou Denmark | 2:08.29 |
| 100m I.M. details | Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 1:00.20 ER | Lori Munz Australia | 1:01.40 | Oxana Verevka Russia | 1:01.55 |
| 200m I.M. details | Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 2:08.55 ER | Yana Klochkova Ukraine | 2:10.67 | Lori Munz Australia | 2:11.48 |
| 400m I.M. details | Yana Klochkova Ukraine | 4:32.32 | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:34.90 | Lourdes Becerra Spain | 4:38.44 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details | Great Britain Alison Sheppard Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Sue Rolph | 3:36.88 | Netherlands Thamar Henneken Wilma van Hofwegen Chantal Groot Inge de Bruijn | 3:39.40 | Australia Lori Munz Rebecca Creedy Melanie Dodd Sarah Ryan | 3:39.82 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details | Sweden Josefin Lillhage Louise Jöhncke Johanna Sjöberg Malin Svahnström | 7:51.70 WR | Great Britain Claire Huddart Karen Legg Nicola Jackson Karen Pickering | 7:53.98 | Australia Lori Munz Jacinta van Lint Rebecca Creedy Giaan Rooney | 7:55.81 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details | Japan Mai Nakamura Masami Tanaka Ayari Aoyama Sumika Minamoto | 3:57.62 WR | Australia Giaan Rooney Samantha Riley Petria Thomas Lori Munz | 4:00.37 | Sweden Therese Alshammar Maria Östling Johanna Sjöberg Louise Jöhncke | 4:00.84 ER |

### Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |